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The Netflix series “Wednesday” is a psychological thriller that follows a group of college students who become embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. II
Wednesday’ Netflix Series was created by Zainir Aminullah, who also serves as the showrunner and executive producer.
III) ‘Wednesday’ Netflix Seriesstars Adam Jamal Craig, Jazzy Ellis, and Landon Gordon in the lead roles.
IV) “Wednesday” is produced by the streaming giant Netflix, which makes the show available to stream on its platform.
V) The show has received positive reviews from critics, who have praised its suspenseful and thought-provoking storyline as well as its strong performances from the cast.
The creative team sought a Latina to play the role of Wednesday Addams in order to align with character Gomez Addams’s heritage, an aspect of the character that was already worked into the series’ script. In May 2021, Jenna Ortega, who is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, was cast in the role. Millar stated that, upon their first Zoom call together, the creative team knew that “nobody else on this planet” was better suited to portray the character. Ortega said that she was initially hesitant about joining the project due to her past work in teen-oriented Disney Channel shows and her plans to prioritize film over television work, but decided to join in after meeting Burton through Zoom. In the beginning
of August of that year, Luis Guzmán was cast to guest-star as Gomez Addams, and Catherine Zeta-Jones was cast as Morticia Addams in an undisclosed capacity.Later that month, Thora Birch, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi J. Ogawa, Joy Sunday, and Percy Hynes White were announced to be cast as series regulars. Myers initially auditioned for the titular role before she was cast as Wednesday’s roommate Enid.
